After four Canadian best sellers in his “Country Vet” series, Dr. David Perrin is back with still more accounts of his adventures as a veterinarian in the backwoods of south-eastern British Columbia. Construction on his dream home is progressing at a snail’s pace. But everything else in Dr. Dave’s complicated life is charging ahead full tilt. He’s hired a new graduate to assist with his practice while moving to a new clinic. With faithful dog, Lug, at his side, Dave deals with a multitude of eccentric clients and unpredictable patients: Petunia, the housebroken calf; Skoopchuck, the cat from hell; Snowball, the Cockatoo with a taste for blood; Greta Maletta, the family pet who doesn’t know she’s a chicken - and Coonie, the wayward raccoon who lays claim to the family farm. A horse in distress brings Dr. Dave in touch with romance again when he meets the owner. Although people say he can work magic with animals, can his charm work on the human species? Meanwhile, the new assistant has everyone convinced he’s a miracle worker. While mentoring the new vet, Dr. Dave is taught a few things himself—that not everyone responds to the rigours of practice as he has – and that his new protégée appears to be leaning to the dark side…